Switch Games Load Faster When Installed On Internal Memory

WHAT? The discussion is about load times, not storage space. Please pay attention to what the topic of discussion is ACTUALLY about.

In the N64, PS1 days, Nintendo’s argument for using carts vs disks was speed, and they were correct at the time.

However, in this current hardware, the carts are loading slower than downloaded games (on the Switch) and “Faster” Micro-SDXC cards (like the one I purchased) are performing slower than lower rated ones, which is what I am complaining about.

I am exceedingly familiar with Nintendo digital storage. I own Hundreds of dollars worth of Wii-Ware games (all of which fit on a fairly small SD Card), and even more on 3DS and WiiU. I only own one 3DS cart, but DOZENS of games purchased and downloaded to my SD card. I do not own a Single WiiU game disk, but a 500GB Hard Drive with Many games purchased on eShop downloaded to it. (Mostly VC).

I assure you, I am FAR more familiar with Nintendo’s digital services than you seem to suggest … but more importantly, I am actually paying attention to what the point of discussion actually is, rather than limply jumping on a misred opportunity to fling the wrong insults.

If my past experience is anything to go by, it will be 2 or 3 YEARS before my 256GB of expanded memory (+ the roughly 25GB still unused on my system) will be in any danger of running out. By then, larger capacity cards will be available, and the best ones to get will be more clear. Yes, Switch SHOULD HAVE had at least 64 or 128GB of internal memory out of the box (especially seeing as how playing from it provides the optimal performance), but that ‘is what it is’ until they release the ‘Switch-Pro: Lite’ or something of that nature likely no sooner than fall of 2019.

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What I am upset about is my FASTER card performing SLOWER, and the Physical Carts performing slowest of all.

(Let it be noted, we still have no idea how these load times compare to how these same games would load on other hardware like PS4 or XB-One. We will not know that until a cross platform game with notable load times appears on Both Switch and a competitor. Only then can we truly say how good or bad Switch Cart and tech throttled SDXC load times stack up to industry standard, and even then, optimization, or lack of, could be a corrupting factor.)

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I do not know enough about SD card tech to know if SDXC cards (like mine) can be made to perform at least EQUAL to the ‘slower’ SDHC cards (as in, The Fastest the Switch can read and Write, whatever that is) with software or firmware patches … but I hope so.